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Early Quenya

tilta

adjective. slanting

An adjective in the Early Noldorin Dictionary of the 1920s glossed “slanting”, derived from primitive ᴱ✶tḷtā́ (PE13/165). In the Qenya Lexicon of the 1910s it appeared as ᴱQ. tiltin “slanting” as a derivative of ᴱ√TḶTḶ (QL/80).

Cognates

  • En. tleth “sloping, slanting, leaning” ✧ PE13/165

Derivations

Phonetic Developments

DevelopmentStagesSources
ᴱ✶tḷtā́ > tilta[tḷtā] > [tḷta] > [tilta]✧ PE13/165
Early Quenya [PE13/165] Group: Eldamo. Published by

tiltin

adjective. slanting

Changes

  • tilt → tiltin ✧ QL/093

Variations

  • tilt ✧ QL/093 (tilt)
Early Quenya [QL/093] Group: Eldamo. Published by